Facultad de Medicina: Recent submissions

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    • Implementation of a pilot community-based psychosocial intervention for patients with psychoses in Chile ... 
      Dev, Saloni; Kankan, Tanvi; Blasco, Drew; Le, PhuongThao D.; Agrest, Martin; Dishy, Gabriella; Mascayano Tapia, Franco Sebastían Armando; Schilling, Sara; Jorquera González, María José; Dahl, Catarina; Tavares Cavalcanti, María; Price, LeShawndra; Conover, Sarah; Yang, Lawrence H.; Alvarado Muñoz, Rubén; Susser, Ezra S. (Cambridge Univ Press, England, 2021)
      Background. Few studies provide clear rationale for and the reception of adaptations of evidence-based interventions. To address this gap, we describe the context-dependent adaptations in critical time intervention-task ...
    • Immune dysregulation mimicking systemic lupus erythematosus in a patient with lysinuric protein intolerance: ... 
      Longeri Contreras, Josefina; Ladino Ramírez, Mabel Aurora; Aránguiz, Katherine; Méndez, Gonzalo; Cobán Akdemir, Zeynep; Yuan, Bo; Gibbs, Richard A.; Burrage, Lindsay C.; Lupski, James R.; Chinn, Ivan K.; Vogel, Tiphanie P.; Orange, Jordan S.; Poli Harlowe, María Cecilia Berta (Frontiers Media, 2021)
      Lysinuric protein intolerance (LPI) is an inborn error of metabolism caused by defective transport of cationic amino acids in epithelial cells of intestines, kidneys and other tissues as well as non-epithelial cells ...
    • Epigenome-wide analysis of methylation changes in the sequence of gallstone disease, dysplasia, and gallbladder ... 
      Brägelmann, Johannes; Barahona Ponce, Carol Mariom; Marcelain Cubillos, Katherine Jenny; Roessler, Stephanie; Goeppert, Benjamín; Gallegos, Iván; Colombo, Alicia; Sanhueza, Verónica; Morales, Erik; Rivera, María Teresa; Toro, Gonzalo de; Ortega, Alejandro; Müller, Bettina; Gabler, Fernando; Scherer, Dominique; Waldenberger, Melanie; Reischl, Eva; Boekstegers, Félix; Garate Calderón, Valentina; Umu, Sinan U.; Rounge, Trine B.; Popanda, Odilia; Bermejo, Justo Lorenzo (Wiley, 2021)
      BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Gallbladder cancer (GBC) is a highly aggressive malignancy of the biliary tract. Most cases of GBC are diagnosed in low-income and middle-income countries, and research into this disease has long ...
    • Construcción y validación de un cuestionario para conocer la opinión de los docentes acerca de la incorporación ... 
      Henríquez D´Aquino, Eugenia (Universidad de Chile, 2021)
      Introducción: El desarrollo de la dimensión ética es fundamental en la formación integral de los estudiantes de odontología. El objetivo principal de esta investigación fue construir y validar un cuestionario para ...
    • Factores que influyen en la elección de mención desde la percepción de los estudiantes de tercer año de ... 
      Osorio Ochoa, Ximena Alejandra (Universidad de Chile, 2021)
      La Escuela de Tecnología Médica de la Universidad de Chile imparte cinco menciones y existe un proceso de ingreso a mención a través del promedio de notas del primer año aprobado. Como resultado, los estudiantes con ...
    • Evaluation of antarctic ozone profiles derived from omps‑lp by using balloon‑borne ozonesondes 
      Sepúlveda, Edgardo; Cordero, Raúl R.; Damiani, Alessandro; Feron, Sarah; Pizarro, Jaime; Zamorano, Félix; Kivi, Rigel; Sánchez, Ricardo; Yela, Margarita; Jumelet, Julien; Godoy, Alejandro; Carrasco, Jorge; Crespo, Juan S.; Seckmeyer, Gunther; Jorquera, José A.; Carrera, Juan M.; Valdevenito, Braulio; Cabrera Silva, Sergio Hugo; Redondas, Alberto; Rowe, Penny M. (Nature Research, Germany, 2021)
      Predicting radiative forcing due to Antarctic stratospheric ozone recovery requires detecting changes in the ozone vertical distribution. In this endeavor, the Limb Profiler of the Ozone Mapping and Profiler Suite (OMPS-LP), ...
    • Overview of ultrasound imaging applications in dermatology 
      Almuhanna, Nouf; Wortsman Canovas, Ximena Loreto; Wohlmuth Wieser, Iris; Kinoshita Ise, Misaki; Alhusayen, Raed (Sage, 2021)
      Complete visualization of lesions is critical for the accurate diagnosis and management of dermatological diseases. Currently, the most readily available technologies used by dermatologists include dermoscopy and photography. ...
    • Household food insecurity, lung function, and COPD in US adults 
      Castro Mendes, Francisca de; Ducharme Smith, Kirstie; Mora García, Gustavo; Alqahtani, Saleh A.; Ruiz Diaz, María Stephany; Moreira, André; Villegas Ríos, Rodrigo; García Larsen, Vanessa (MDPI, 2021)
      Increasing epidemiological evidence suggests that optimal diet quality helps to improve preservation of lung function and to reduce chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) risk, but no study has investigated the ...
    • Consensus on treatment and follow-up for biochemical recurrence in castration-sensitive prostate cancer: A ... 
      Monteiro, Fernando S. M.; Schutz, Fabio A.; Morbeck P., Igor A.; Bastos, Diogo A.; De Padua, Fernando V.; Costa, Leonardo A. G. A.; Maia, Manuel C.; Rinck Jr., José A.; Zequi, Stenio de Cassio; Da Trindade, Karine M.; Alfer Jr., Wladimir; Nahas, William C.; Dos Santos, Lucas V.; Ferrigno, Robson; Da Rosa, Diogo A. R.; Sade, Juan P.; Orlandi Jorquera, Francisco Javier; De Oliveira, Fernando N. G.; Soares, Andrey (Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2021)
      PURPOSE To present a summary of the treatment and follow-up recommendations for the biochemical recurrence in castration-sensitive prostate cancer (PCa) acquired through a questionnaire administered to 99 PCa experts ...
    • Antiretroviral therapy and Kaposi’s sarcoma trends and outcomes among adults with HIV in Latin America 
      Castilho, Jessica L.; Kim, Ahra; Jenkins, Cathy A.; Grinsztejn, Beatriz; Gotuzzo, Eduardo; Fink, Valeria; Padgett, Denis; Belaunzaran Zamudio, Pablo F.; Crabtree Ramírez, Brenda; Escuder, María Mercedes; Souza, Rosa Alencar; Tenore, Simone B.; Pimentel, Sidnei R.; Rodrigues Ikeda, María Leticia; De Alencastro, Paulo R.; Tupinanbas, Unai; Brites, Carlos; Luz, Estela; Netto, Juliana; Cortes, Claudia P.; Grangeiro, Alexandre; Shepherd, Bryan; McGowan, Catherine C. (John Wiley & Sons, 2021)
      Introduction: Kaposi’s sarcoma (KS) remains the most frequent malignancy in persons living with HIV (PWH) in Latin America. We examined KS trends and outcomes from Latin American clinical sites in the era of increased ...
    • An international survey on aminoglycoside practices in critically ill patients: the AMINO III study 
      Roger, Claire; Louart, Benjamín; Elotmani, Loubna; Barton, Greg; Escobar Oregón, Leslie Dominique; Koulenti, Despoina; Lipman, Jeffrey; Leone, Marc; Muller, Laurent; Boutin, Caroline; Amour, Julien; Banakh, Louri; Cousson, Joel; Bourenne, Jeremy; Constantin, Jean‑Michel; Albanese, Jacques; Roberts, Jason A.; Lefrant, Jean‑Yves (Springer, 2021)
      Background: While aminoglycosides (AG) have been used for decades, debate remains on their optimal dosing strategy. We investigated the international practices of AG usage specifically regarding dosing and therapeutic ...
    • Perioperative chemotherapy in locally advanced gastric cancer in Chile: from evidence to daily practice 
      Müller, Bettina; García, Carlos; Sola Aylwin, José Antonio; Fernández, Wanda; Werner, Patrick; Cerda, Mauricio; Slater Morales, Jeannei Ann; Benavides, Carlos; Arancibia, Jorge; Ascui Fernandez, Rodrigo Andres; Reyes, Felipe; Stevens Pinochet, Mary Ann; Miranda, Juan Pablo; Buchholtz Fontova, Martin Lucas; Corvalán, Alejandro H (Cancer Intelligence Ltd, 2021)
      Gastric cancer (GC) is a leading cause of cancer death in Chile. Although recommended in international guidelines since 2006, perioperative chemotherapy was not available to patients in the public health system in Chile ...
    • Intraocular toxicity caused by MEROCTANE perfluorocarbon liquid 
      Coco Martin, Rosa M.; Andrés Iglesias, Cristina; Srivastava, Girish K.; Lagos Rodríguez, Javier; Ruiz Tevah, Miguel; Díaz Cárdenas, Mario R.; Fernández Bueno, Iván; García Serna, Juan; García Gutiérrez, María Teresa; García Layana, Alfredo; Pastor, J. Carlos (Nature Research, 2021)
      Serious intraocular toxicity cases have been reported worldwide after the use of different perfluorocarbon liquids. The current study reports for the first-time the clinical pictures of cases of acute intraocular toxicity ...
    • Impacto de pandemia COVID-19 en la formación de residentes: Análisis de una encuesta nacional a residentes ... 
      Álvarez, Matías L.; Waissbluth, Sofía; González, Claudia; Napolitano, Carla; Torrente Avendaño, Mariela Claudia; Délano Reyes, Paul Hinckley; Alarcón, Ricardo; Fernández, Francisco; Bitrán, Roger (Medwave Estudios, 2021)
      Introducción La enfermedad por coronavirus 2019, o COVID-19, se ha convertido en una pandemia. Dada que la mayor carga viral de coronavirus de tipo 2 causante del síndrome respiratorio agudo severo (SARS-CoV-2) se encuentra ...
    • Infammatory profles in Chilean Mapuche and non‑Mapuche women with gallstones at risk of developing gallbladder ... 
      Jackson, Sara S.; Van De Wyngard, Vanessa; Pfeiffer, Ruth M.; Cook, Paz; Hildesheim, Allan; Pinto, Ligia A.; Jackson, Sharon H.; Choi, Kelvin; Verdugo, Ricardo A.; Cuevas, Mara; Yáñez, Cristian; Tobar Calfucoy, Eduardo Andrés; Retamales Ortega, Rocío Mariana; Araya, Juan Carlos; Ferreccio Keadi, Catterina; Koshiol, Jill (Nature Research, 2021)
      Chile has high incidence rates of gallbladder cancer globally, particularly among Amerindian women, who also have a high prevalence of gallstones. We examined differences in inflammatory biomarkers between Mapuche and ...
    • [18F]PR04.MZ PET/CT imaging for evaluation of nigrostriatal neuron integrity in patients with parkinson disease 
      Juri Clavería, Carlos; Kramer, Vasko; Riss, Patrick J.; Soza Ried, Cristian Andres; Haeger Cahuas, Arlette Daniela; Pruzzo, Rossana; Rösch, Frank; Amaral, Horacio; Chana Cuevas, Pedro Francisco (Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2021)
      Degeneration of dopaminergic, nigrostriatal neurons is the hallmark of Parkinson disease (PD), and PET quantification of dopamine transporters is a widely accepted method for differential diagnosis between idiopathic ...
    • Effect of pulmonary hypertension on exercise tolerance in patients with COPD: a prognostic systematic review ... 
      Torres Castro, Rodrigo Hernán; Gimeno Santos, Elena; Vilaró, Jordi; Roqué Figuls, Marta; Moisés, Jorge; Vasconcello Castillo, Luis Eduardo; Orizaga, Tanya; Barberà, Joan Albert; Blanco, Isabel (European Respiratory Soc Journals Ltd, 2021)
      Background Pulmonary hypertension (PH) is a frequent complication in patients with COPD. Objective To determine if, in patients with COPD, the presence of PH decreases exercise tolerance. Methods We included studies that ...
    • Characterization of the anti-inflammatory capacity of IL-10-producing neutrophils in response to Streptococcus ... 
      González, Liliana A.; Melo González, Felipe; Sebastián, Valentina P.; Vallejos, Omar P.; Noguera, Loreani P.; Suazo, Isidora D.; Schultz Lombardic, Barbara Melinka; Manosalva, Andrés H.; Peñaloza, Hernán F.; Soto, Jorge A.; Parker, Dane; Riedel, Claudia A.; González, Pablo A.; Kalergis, Alexis M.; Bueno, Susan M. (Frontiers Media, 2021)
      Neutrophils are immune cells classically defined as pro-inflammatory effector cells. However, current accumulated evidence indicates that neutrophils have more versatile immune-modulating properties. During acute lung ...
    • Descripción y análisis de la espera para consultas de especialidad y cierre de brechas en el hospital San José 
      Urquiza Pérez, María Alicia (Universidad de Chile, 2021)
      En Chile, la espera por atenciones de salud ha alcanzado características y dimensiones que la han transformado en un problema de gran relevancia, que afecta principalmente a las personas que no cuentan con los recursos que ...
    • Actinomicosis pélvica invasiva. Un desafío para el ginecólogo 
      Cisterna, Patricio; Ovalle Salas, Alfredo (Sociedad Chilena de Obstetricia y Ginecología, 2021)
      La actinomicosis pélvica es una infección bacteriana supurativa crónica, producida por especies de Actinomyces, principalmente Actinomyces israelii, que afecta el aparato genital interno y las estructuras vecinas, asociada ...